SNL Saturday was aiming for Pop the balloon or find lovethe popular dating show from You Tube and TikTok that has spawned memes and gone viral and love affairs gone wrong.
For the uninitiated, the format features a bevy of singles holding a balloon that they will pop if they don’t like the eligible bachelor. This SNL version is not much different, with Ego Nwodim hosting “eight beautiful single ladies” hoping to find their match.
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First up is a single man named Phil (Andrew Dismukes), who can barely list his hobbies before everyone pops their balloons.
The next single is Devon (Devon Walker), who is dressed in a mustard sweater and is looking for someone who is quiet and loyal ‘because I’m not’. No one touches their balloons.
J’Moan (Kenan Thompson) follows and is immediately filtered.
The women start to squirm when Silky Johnson (Dave Chappelle) comes out in a mink coat with a gold cup in hand. “I am a supplier of precious goods and services, i.e. bitches,” he says.
Silky then judges the ladies lineup, including GloRilla, the evening’s musical guest.